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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic مُخّ (muḵḵ).
Pronunciation
Noun
moħħ m (plural mħuħ)
- (anatomy) brain
- (anatomy, Gozo) forehead
- Synonyms: ġbin, ġibha
- brain, mind (ability for rational thought)
1966, Anton Buttigieg, “Agnes”, in Ejjew Nidħku Ftit Ieħor:Miexja fil-funeral ta’ kuġintha
mart it-tabib, li mietet fl-aħjar tagħha;
u f’moħħha ħsieb għaddej li t-tabib jista’
kif jgħaddi ftit taż-żmien, jitgħarras magħha.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- mastermind
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